Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Charged When Indictment Waived Amendment (June 1927)
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| Topic Civil and criminal trials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on June 28, 1927. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported charging a person who waives indictment for a crime or misdemeanor before any circuit court judge. |
A "no" vote opposed charging a person who waives indictment for a crime or misdemeanor before any circuit court judge. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305 |
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64,956 | 62.62% | ||
| No | 38,774 | 37.38% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 304-305 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment - Referred to the People by the Legislative Assembly Submitted by the Legislature - CRIMINAL INFORMATION AMENDMENT - Purpose: To provide that if any person appears before any judge of the circuit court and waives indictment for the commission of any crime or misdemeanor, such person may be charged in the circuit court with any such crime or misdemeanor on information filed by the district attorney. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Oregon Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 31 votes in the Oregon House of Representatives and 16 votes in the Oregon State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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